Identification and significance of Naegleria fowleri isolated from the hot spring which related to the first primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) patient in Taiwan

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 691-696

  Tung, Min Che ^a   Hsu, Bing Mu ^b   Tao, Chi Wei ^c   Lin, Wei Chen ^g   Tsai, Hsiu Feng ^b   Ji, Dar Der ^d   Shen, Shu Min ^b   Chen, Jung Sheng ^e   Shih, Feng Cheng ^f   Huang, Yu Li ^h  

^a TUNGS' TAICHUNG METROHARBOR HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^f YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba spp.; Biofilm; Genotype 2; Hot spring; Naegleria fowleri; Naegleria spp.; PAM patient; Waterlines

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; ENCEPHALITIS; GENOTYPE; HEALTH RISK; PROTIST; PUBLIC HEALTH; THERMAL SPRING; WATER QUALITY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; NAEGLERIA; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; NAEGLERIA LOVANIENSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; RNA GENE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; TAIWAN; THERMAL SPRING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

ACANTHAMOEBA SPP.; BIOFILM; GENOTYPE 2; HOT SPRING; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; NAEGLERIA SPP.; PAM PATIENT; WATERLINES;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROTOZOAL INFECTIONS; GENOTYPE; HOT SPRINGS; HUMANS; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; TAIWAN; WATER;

TAIWAN;

ACANTHAMOEBA; NAEGLERIA; NAEGLERIA AUSTRALIENSIS; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; NAEGLERIA LOVANIENSIS;

EID: 84879882178     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2013.01.012     Document Type: Article

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